• L Word Spin-Off Canned

      A post about by Regina Avalos on April 8th, '09

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    • The L Word closed up its run just last month on Showtime, but fans of the series still had a small bit of hope of seeing their favorite characters again. Long before season six premiered, Ilene Chaiken spoke of a spin-off from The L Word. This spin-off would take Alice from the series to prison. Yes, to anyone that watched season six of The L Word, which had the sole focus of who killed Jenny Schecter. With a series taking Alice from West Hollywood to prison, we can all figure out that Alice was then accused of killing Jenny and sent to jail.

      In the series finale of the The L Word, we see Alice find Jenny’s body, and then she is questioned alongside the rest of the ladies. We don’t really know who killed Jenny, and that question was probably going to be answered by this spin-off. However, it was announced by Showtime over the weekend that the spin-off would not happen. The pilot for the series was made, but Showtime didn’t want to take the option to pick it up.

      In a way, I’m very glad the option for the spin-off wasn’t picked up. The last season of The L Word was very odd to me. Jenny had been through so much over the six seasons, and she survived all of it. To have her killed off just to end the series seemed like overkill to me, and I know I’m not the only one that felt that way. Many fans were upset by the last season, and even the handling of the series finale. What do you think? Were you looking forward to the L Word spin-off or are you glad its done?

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    • Spotlight: The L Word Says Good-bye

      A post about by Regina Avalos on March 8th, '09

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    • Back in 2004, a series hit Showtime that would follow the lives of a group of lesbians that lived in Los Angeles. Six seasons later, that series is now coming to its end this Sunday night here in the United States. The series seemed to take on a life of its own, connecting people regardless of sexual orientation. The lives of this group of women with the occasional male influence thrown in somehow didn’t just speak to issues within the gay and lesbian community, but issues that faced many more individuals than those in the GLBT community.

      Mental illness, infidelity, love, passion, violence, drugs, breast cancer and yes even death. We have seen many of the characters go through real things that effect every man and woman alive today. With its honest portrayal of such events, the series won viewers, but the series has also had its share of problems over the years. Some seasons were better than others, and many have even questioned how the series is going out with its end. The last season has focused on Jenny Schecter and the moments leading up to her death. A three month period where we know she will be dead in the end.

      Jenny, as we know, has been the main focus of the series. It is her story this series has told as she lived with accepting her sexuality, and then moving on to find a love of her own. Season six has made that love her best friend Shane. The two ended season five with a fight, but by the second episode of the season, Jenny admitted her feelings for her best friend, the one woman that has not allowed herself to be caught by any one person for long. Jenny has had a lot to deal with over the last six seasons, and to see all the strength she had disappear as she finally dies is truly heartbreaking.

      I have been a fan since the beginning. My love for the show has had me branch out and make friends with others that also shared a love for the series, and because of that shared love I have made friends I know I will have for life. Thank you to The L Word for being something I know I will miss once the final credits roll later on tonight.

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    • Spotlight: The L Word

      A post about by Regina Avalos on February 8th, '09

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    • The L Word is well into its final season at the moment. The series premiered its sixth season on January 18th, and we have only a few episodes left before the series comes to its shocking close. We know that Jenny will die, and someone out of her friends killed her. Each week, we see someone else come up with a reason why Jenny Schecter must die.

      Meanwhile, we watch something I suspected might happen since all the way back in season two, Jenny and Shane finally hook up. Something that either horrifies or amuses their friends, depending on who you ask. Signs of this relationship came early on to me, but it has taken til this final season, just before Jenny is set to die, for it to happen.

      We know that a spin-off for Alice is in the works, and she will be heading to jail for it. I guess that right there alone tells us who killed Jenny Schecter. I’ve spoken about this plot line when news about it first broke, and it had me scratching my head then. I understand the desire for a spin off, but something else could have been done.

      If there is one character that has been through it all on The L Word, it is Jenny. It would have been nice to see her find her happily ever after once the series finally came to a close, whether that be with Shane, someone else, or on her own. Other shake ups have happened on and off screen as well.

      Just this week, Clementine Ford, daughter to Cybill Shephard, came out to Diva magazine. Something tells me we haven’t seen the last of the ladies of The L Word. What do you think?

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    • The L Word Prepares For Return

      A post about by Regina Avalos on November 26th, '08

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    • lword6poster.jpgOne of my favorite series is The L Word. I have been watching the series since its first season premiered, and I have stuck with the series through all the bumps in the road it has had along the way. There has been a lot of them too. I have never understood some of the decisions the series has made about plot and character direction. One year, Jenny is sane. The next she is off her rocker. This has gone back and forth throughout the series, and it has been frustrating to say the least.

      Now we are headed into season six. We know it is the final season, and there is a new poster out for it that has been raising some eyebrows, including mine. The poster looks like an orgy in the making, and it is making me wonder what the creator of the series has in store for the last eight episodes. Are they hinting at a relationship between Jenny and Shane? At the end of season five, Jenny caught her best friend Shane having sex with her girlfriend, well ex-girlfriend. Still Jenny still had hopes for the two of them.

      However, in this poster Jenny and Shane are quite close. In the last two days, more promos and the opening scene of the first episode have come out. We now know someone has died. One screen shot has leaked out, and it shows the identity of the person that dies. It is an original cast member, and her death will set up the spin-off series.

      As a fan of the series, I want to see it get a proper send off. It has been a staple of my television viewing, and I have stuck by it even when I questioned the series and what it was doing. However, with what I have seen today, I’m not sure I understand the direction this series is taking for its final season. We will see what happens when the series returns in January.

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    • L Word Set For January Release

      A post about by Regina Avalos on October 7th, '08

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    • Showtime has finally announced when The L Word will hit their network for its sixth and final season. The season will be shorter than the previous seasons of the series. Only eight episodes this time around. The first episode of season six will premiere on January 18 at 9.

      With its final season, it looks like The L Word is pulling out all of the stops. Elizabeth Berkeley was added to the cast early after the fifth season ended. Lucy Lawless has also said she makes an appearance this season, but she isn’t saying just how she will come to play with the ladies of The L Word.

      News of a spin-off already in the works has made it known that we will see more of at least one of our favorite L Word lesbians. Leisha Hailey has been tapped for that one. The L Word has always been one of my favorite series. It came in around the time Queer as Folk was preparing to bow out, and it stood well on its own.

      The series tells the story of a group of women living in Los Angeles. They might be lesbian, but they focuses that affect everyone, gay or straight. Topics like breast cancer, drugs and depression have all played a big part of the series. Infidelity has also been a focus of this series, and that is something that affects everyone, gay or straight.

      I think the series is making its exit at the right time. The story has played out a bit, and it is time for it to end. I’m sure if the series with Alice takes off there may be a chance of our ladies returning to appear.

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